Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts began administering the oath to Trump and told him to raise his right hand before first lady Melania Trump, who was holding the Bible, made it to Trump’s side.

During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a family Bible stacked atop Lincoln's while taking the oath. While ...

John Adams was also sworn in as president in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration that the swearing ...

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the ...

Flanked by members of Congress from both parties, Trump sat in a high-backed red chair at an ornate desk and began affixing ...

Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not to.

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday.

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

US President Donald Trump used his inauguration speech to accuse Panama of treaty violations and vowed to take back the ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife ...